Literary studies: plays & playwrights books

""Measure for Measure,"" by William Shakespeare, explores timeless themes of morality and justice in the vibrant...  Read More >>

Explore a pivotal moment in English history with ""Sir John Oldcastle,"" a compelling historical drama rooted in...  Read More >>

George Bernard Shaw's ""Preface to Major Barbara"" offers a compelling exploration of social commentary and political...  Read More >>

Major Barbara is one of Shaw's most serious and important plays. The story of the contest between the arms manufacturer...  Read More >>

The Works Of Christopher Marlowe. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before,...  Read More >>

Delve into the world of early 19th-century drama with ""The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor: Volume I, Number...  Read More >>

Delve into the complex and enduring debate surrounding the authorship of ""The Two Noble Kinsmen"" with William...  Read More >>

Reveals the hidden history of the house where Shakespeare was born and its changing fortunes over four centuries,...  Read More >>

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Harry R. McCarthy's innovative study draws on theatre history and present-day performance to foreground how boys'...  Read More >>

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Explore the tumultuous reign of one of England's most iconic monarchs in William Shakespeare's ""King Henry VIII.""...  Read More >>

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A History of English Theatres from the Beginnings to the Restoration  Read More >>

Clayton Meeker Hamilton was an American drama critic. Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., he graduated from the Polytechnic...  Read More >>

Final play in Shakespeare's dramatization of the strife between the Houses of York and Lancaster. Richard is stunning...  Read More >>

About Sweet Cherry Easy Classics:Sweet Cherry Easy Classics adapts classic literature into stories for children,...  Read More >>

Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes....  Read More >>

George Pierce Baker (1866-1935) taught drama in Harvard's English Department until 1925. He then moved to Yale,...  Read More >>

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and...  Read More >>

Hazlitt's lively, opinionated and, in his own time, highly controversial essays on each of Shakespeare's plays are...  Read More >>

The Spanish Tragedie from Thomas Kyd. English dramatist and one of the most important figures in the development...  Read More >>

Step back in time with ""Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810,"" a fascinating glimpse...  Read More >>

The book has no illustrations or index. Purchasers are entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books...  Read More >>

Excerpt: ...course of Justice; Don Henrique, take your Son, with this condition You give him maintenance, as becomes...  Read More >>